by James Ritch | Mar 31, 2022 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Eastern Shore artist Bill Schmidt is known for giving away his hand-painted oyster shell ornaments, on which he typically paints red and black lighthouses, around Christmas. Recently, Schmidt changed up his color scheme — he has been painting blue...
by James Ritch | Mar 31, 2022 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — The building that houses the Pungoteague post office will be sold at auction next week. The property, at 30296 Bobtown Road, will be auctioned Saturday, April 9, at 1:11 p.m., with Zeb B. Barfield Inc. conducting the live auction. Register to bid at...
by James Ritch | Mar 31, 2022 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Kinsey Tedford, a Ph.D. student at the University of Virginia, is originally from Oklahoma but was drawn to the Eastern Shore by her love of the outdoors, interest in wildlife ecology and conservation, and pursuit of a career in marine biology....
by James Ritch | Mar 24, 2022 | Features
By Jim Ritch – A $2.5 million face-lift will breathe new life into half of the two former Watson’s Hardware buildings. Todd Bricken, a career restaurateur in Westminster, Md., plans to develop first-floor commercial space and upstairs apartments in what once held...
by James Ritch | Mar 24, 2022 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – When Katherine Walsh was a student at Boston College in Massachusetts, her volunteer experiences brought her to the Eastern Shore, where the people she met became like family. Now she’s returning the love to the Shore by fundraising for a...
by James Ritch | Mar 17, 2022 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – After the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation’s assistance with fundraising, coordinating, and teacher training, more than half of the Eastern Shore’s elementary and middle schools have centers for science, technology, engineering and math, aka STEM, open...
